to overindulge
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6.2
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/
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excederse
- My plan for the holidays is always not to deprive myself, but not to overindulge by paying attention to my portions and balancing with lots of veggies and normal food.
- people overindulge
- Just don't overindulge
Diet isn't dieting isn't fun, and overindulging doesn't make you feel great.
- Diet isn't dieting isn't fun, and overindulging doesn't make you feel great.
- We're underwater, we're overstuffed with stuff, overindulged for many years, and now we're drowning in stuff.
- There are times when the enablers will say, oh, the narcissist was spoiled or was overindulged as a child.
- So people that overindulge food or seek out food, sex, people that overindulge in these things, they those things.
- Instead they were just really spoiled, really overindulgent children never were taught limits or they were just the overindulged golden child.
Examples
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The purpose of a holiday feast is to enjoy, and perhaps overindulge, in rare treats.
Blog text (4) -
Get regular exercise, maintain strong bonds with your family, friends, and community, and don't overindulge in food or drink.
Blog text (27) -
You will go to your events giving yourself permission to taste but not to overindulge.
Blog text (18) -
I am trying to be a little bit good after overindulging over the summer.
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I don't beat myself up when I overindulge one day.
Blog text (4) -
If you drink, don't overindulge.
Blog text (11) -
After enjoying a lavish dinner party, I realized I had a tendency to overindulge in dessert.
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During the holidays, many people overindulge in rich foods and festive drinks.
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If you overindulge in snacks while watching a movie, you might not feel well afterward.
Synonyms
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5.8
To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full
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4.1
To let someone have whatever they want, often too much
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3.1
To eat more food than your body needs at one time
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5.9
To eat a very large amount of food greedily
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4.5
To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time
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7.5
Eat a very large amount of food without control
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3.5
To give a person or animal more food than they need
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6.0
To eat, drink, or use more than you need in an unhealthy way
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9.3
To have too much of something so it causes discomfort or dislike
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7.6
To eat or drink too much
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7.9
To eat too much food at one time
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7.7
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
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9.9
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To drink more alcohol than is safe
To eat too much food quickly and greedily
To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full
To eat too much in a greedy way
To eat too much food in a greedy way
To eat too much food at once
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat a lot of food quickly
Antonyms
How Indulgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overindulge is made of over ('too much') and indulge ('to give in' or 'to treat someone'), so it means to let yourself or someone else have 'too much' of something. That's why we use overindulge for eating or drinking too much or for giving someone too many treats.